Where can I buy paint for touching up glass bezels?

hisnice

Well-known member

Donor 3 years: 2013-2015
Joined
May 27, 2005
Messages
5,686
Reaction score
1,538
Location
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Where can I buy paint for touching up glass bezels?

Both, what kind of paint should I buy, and any links to who sells it?

The paint on the glass has flaked off.
 
Once upon a time I fixed a qbert bezel. Basically I started by coating with krylon triple thick. From there I carefully mixed acrylic paints to the correct colors I needed. Rather than paint on wich I was afraid would leave brush strokes, I basically dripped the paint on the areas I needed one drop at a time. This process took a few days since I had a number of colors to fill in. after letting dry for a couple days I once again coated with triple thick. BTW for the black areas I used an oil based krylon brand paint. Applied in the same manner as above. Worked great and made a bezel that most would have thrown in the trash look damn good.

As for where I bought it, krylon triple thick (spray can) home depot, krylon black (not spray can), home depot, acrylic paints, wal mart.

BTW the original coating with triple thick allows you to wipe away a mistake if you catch it quickly enough.
 
Last edited:
Both, what kind of paint should I buy, and any links to who sells it?

The paint on the glass has flaked off.

I have done touchups from behind with Testors model enamel available at hobby and craft stores. Works GREAT. Acrylics will change color as they dry, testors does not suffer from this. I find color matching to be the harder part of touchups, so why make it harder by using a paint that changes color when it dries?

Wade
 
I have done touchups from behind with Testors model enamel available at hobby and craft stores. Works GREAT. Acrylics will change color as they dry, testors does not suffer from this. I find color matching to be the harder part of touchups, so why make it harder by using a paint that changes color when it dries?

Wade

I agree Wade, Testors enamels are excellent if they are a good match. I love using the black around inserts on a playfield, the stuff dries hard and stands up to abuse.
 
I have done touchups from behind with Testors model enamel available at hobby and craft stores. Works GREAT. Acrylics will change color as they dry, testors does not suffer from this. I find color matching to be the harder part of touchups, so why make it harder by using a paint that changes color when it dries?

Wade

I agree Wade, Testors enamels are excellent if they are a good match. I love using the black around inserts on a playfield, the stuff dries hard and stands up to abuse.

If you are good enough with color theory (or lucky), you can mix to get the correct colors.

I have used an airbrush successfully. Just mask everything off really well before spraying.

ken
 
Back
Top Bottom